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April 2009 entries

April 30, 2009

I am wretchedly late in publishing this, but I became engulfed in this blog's redesign and decided to try to punish myself by not being allowed to publish any posts until I FINISHED IT! Well, for the most part it's complete, so to cut to the chase...

A couple of weeks ago on Twitter, I asked people what their favorite books had been in childhood. I listed A Little Princess & Anne of Green Gables. Then, of course, the Twitter community picked up the ball and reminded me of a LOT of old favorites I'd forgotten, as well as piqued my interest in some I've never heard of. (Gah, Twitter, is there no end to your Supreme Rule Over Internet Awesomeness?)

Check out these Twitlets' responses; maybe you'll find a new favorite for the young reader in your life.

April 10, 2009

Well, if you're a pet owner, you know that this question is presented to you on basis more regular than you would ever want to talk about in mixed company.

...I mean, after all, what IS the acceptable amount of time to let pass by before you become completely nonchalant about your dog sticking his tongue all over your face (READ: YOUR LIPULAR REGION) after seeing him lick his butt fervently for a solid 7 minutes?

I'm just saying. Is 30 minutes enough? Is 2 hours enough? All of whatever was going on there is just circulating around - let's be real here, there is no decontamination practice going on, he's not going to brush his teeth or swish and spit anything out of there.

The honest truth is, we wait until we can go into denial again. Which simply means we are crazy delusional. Because I guarantee you, if I saw a BABY sticking her hand in her diaper and then licking it, I would NOT be okay with that child getting anywhere near my face with that mouth until someone dipped her in a sanitation vat or at least got some sort of baby mouthbrush up in that situation.

April 05, 2009

I have a lot of incredibly talented contacts on Flickr and am part of some Flickr groups whose pools are so continually flowing with genius and gorgeous inspiration that I love to share some of what I find there with you. Here are just a few of those that have struck me most recently as especially beautiful and thought-provoking, both as a photographer and as someone who can get completely drawn into the world of an intriguing photo. Enjoy. (Click the links for credits and to see the full-sized images. Oh, and p.s. - BIG CHANGES coming to Sarcomical soon!)

This is me.

I'm an animal snuggler, Lover of Words and raging introvert who others often confuse for an extrovert. I'm typically caffeinated as a rule, BE IT BY BEAN OR BY LEAF.

This is the year I'll be talking a lot about my journey to grow further as a photographer, artist, music addict, YOGISTA, writer, volunteer, life adventurer, ALMOST-VEGETARIAN, runner, book devourer, knee sock connoisseur and procreator (yes, after 13 years we're finally working on that one, and it may be a more twisty path than we anticipated).